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Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026

The car rental agencies of Australia

As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local car rental agencies in Australia on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are TAK8 CAR RENTAL (5.0 from 556 Google reviews), Travel Shack Airlie Beach (5.0 from 537 Google reviews) and CarNet Rentals (5.0 from 369 Google reviews).

Car Rental Agencies compared
1,896
Google reviews
300,844
Median rating
4.4

The car rental agencies of Australia: the top 50

  11. 11

    H2O Holiday Car Rentals

    5.0 from 239 Google reviews.

    h2ocars.com.au

  12. 12

    Viz Car Rentals Affordable & Reliable | Best Car Rentals in Brisbane | Van Rentals in Brisbane

    5.0 from 224 Google reviews.

    07 2111 8683 vizcarrentals.com.au

  15. 15

    Lewis Auto Hire - Construction | Mining | Gas & Oil

    5.0 from 204 Google reviews.

    lewisautohire.com.au

  21. 21

    Astra Car Rentals

    5.0 from 169 Google reviews.

    162 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS 7000

    astracarrentals.com.au

  22. 22

    Bespoke Noosa Car Rentals

    5.0 from 168 Google reviews.

    66 Noosa Dr, Sunshine Coast QLD 4567

    0466 446 644 bncr.com.au

  26. 26

    Tasvanlife | Campervan Hire Tasmania

    5.0 from 125 Google reviews.

    tasvanlife.com

  37. 37

    Luxe Autodrive - Car Rentals & Self Drive Supercars Hire

    5.0 from 82 Google reviews.

    luxeautodrive.com.au

  45. 45

    Breeze Car Rental and Transfers Sunshine Coast

    5.0 from 63 Google reviews.

  49. 49

    Redline Car Hire QLD

    5.0 from 61 Google reviews.

    Level 19/10 Eagle St

    redlinecarhire.com.au

Not a Chain compared 1,896 car rental agencies in Australia, with 300,844 Google reviews between them. Of these, 602 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.4 from a median of 41 reviews.

Of the car rental agencies compared, the most reviewed is SIXT Car Hire Melbourne Airport & Truck Rental, with 4,008 Google reviews at 4.5.

How this list is ranked

Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.

A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.

The whole method and its rules

Questions

Which local car rental agencies in Australia, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local car rental agencies in Australia on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are TAK8 CAR RENTAL (5.0 from 556 Google reviews), Travel Shack Airlie Beach (5.0 from 537 Google reviews) and CarNet Rentals (5.0 from 369 Google reviews).
How does Not a Chain rank car rental agencies in Australia?
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
How many car rental agencies in Australia did Not a Chain compare?
Not a Chain compared 1,896 car rental agencies in Australia, with 300,844 Google reviews between them. Of these, 602 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.4 from a median of 41 reviews.
Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.

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